The New York Rangers are open for business and GM Chris Drury is looking to totally flip his roster upside down. This is expected to be a heavy retool and not a rebuild, but it's to the point now that Drury has sat down and met with everyone on his team who has a no-movement clause to see if they are open to a change of scenery. While many of the Rangers veterans could be moved ahead of the deadline, the big name everyone is wondering about is former first-overall pick, Alexis Lafreniere. The ...
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The two-time Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers still find themselves five points out of a playoff spot at about the 50-game mark of the season. Injuries have certainly taken their toll on the defending champs, with Sasha Barkov—the best two-way center in hockey—on LTIR for the entire season thus far, and Matthew Tkachuk only just making his return to the lineup for the first time. Seth Jones recently joined Barkov on LTIR and Brad Marchand is also on IR. The Panthers find thems...
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The Ottawa Senators continue to battle their way through injury troubles, and this time it's veteran winger David Perron as he's expected to miss at least 5-to-7 weeks due to sports hernia. Senators head coach Travis Green confirmed with the media on Thursday about Perron's injury, stating he's been dealing with it for quite some time, has powered through, but now, the nagging ailment has to be dealt with as surgery is on the horizon. #Sens announce David Perron will miss the next 5-7 weeks wi...
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The Edmonton Oilers have been busy on the trade market already this season, and word is, general manager Stan Bowman isn't close to being finished. There's been multiple reports surfacing that the Oilers are making trade calls looking to add to their forward group, specifically to upgrade one of their top three lines. Bowman isn't pleased with how his forward group is aligned at the moment and wants to ensure he gives his team a chance to once again push for a Stanley Cup. The Athletic's Pierr...
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As we get closer to trade deadline #1 (Feb. 4th Olympic Roster Freeze) and then deadline #2 (March 6th), the Trade Boards are coming fast and furious, as insiders around the sport rank the most likely players to be dealt. The latest TSN Trade Bait list came out on Thursday, and not surprisingly, it lists five centers among the Top 10 trade targets around the NHL. The demand greatly outstrips the supply of viable pivots, so they are the most in demand. Here's the Top 10: Artemi Panarin, L...
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The New York Rangers are open for business, as we know. There aren't many players on the roster who they won't be listening on, though five have no-move clauses, and we already know of two Blueshirts who will not be open to waiving those. The San Jose Sharks , meanwhile, are a team heading in the other direction. Their ascension up the standings this season has them battling for a playoff spot, and they could be looking to supercharge it with a couple of additions from the Rangers. ...
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The Seattle Kraken are looking to make some upgrades, and despite how Shane Wright has progressed well and come into the NHL to make a difference, they are looking for something better and more impactful right now. According to David Pagnotta, "The Seattle Kraken are open to moving Shane Wright. They've been looking for a legitimate top-6 offensive threat, somebody capable of playing on the top line. And the sense that I'm getting is a willingness to move and package up Shane Wright in order t...
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The Carolina Hurricanes are openly trying to trade Jesperi Kotkaniemi. They don't need the cap space as they are in a unique position where they are contenders and have plenty, but the team would just like to finally end the trial of the younger forward. Kotkaniemi hasn't played very much, and when he does, it's fourth-line minutes, and deservingly so for what he's done. As just 25 years old, there is still more to give and more potential there, but he has to get a different opportunity and a ...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are about to have three healthy and active goalie who should all be in the NHL, and it isn't a good strategy to run three goalie for very long. The Maple Leafs might end up having to do that for a short period of time, but Anthony Stolarz, who is returning from injury very soon, should be a trade candidate by how the other two have played. Nick Kypreos said, "There are teams out there that need a goalie and not a lot is available at the position. So, if Anthony Stolarz ...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t expect Simon Benoit to be part of deadline chatter, but that’s exactly where things are trending now that he’s landed on The Athletic’s trade board . With the Leafs trying to reshape a crowded blue line and rival teams hunting for cheap, dependable depth, Benoit’s name is suddenly making the rounds as a realistic trade piece.
Why Benoit has become a trade candidate for Toronto
Benoit checks a lot of deadline boxes for teams that want a simple add that f...
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The Elias Pettersson trade noise is a developing story in Vancouver , and it’s only getting louder with the Olympic break and roster freeze approaching. Sportsnet’s latest rumour roundup painted the Canucks as increasingly open for business, with insiders noting teams are still intrigued by Pettersson’s ceiling even with his massive $11.6 million cap hit running through 2031-32.
Why the Los Angeles Kings make sense in an Elias Pettersson trade
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In a turn of events that not many saw coming before the season began, the Seattle Kraken may be prepared to move on from former No. 4 overall selection Shane Wright. Insider David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period suggested on the DFO Rundown on Wednesday that it could happen. The Seattle Kraken are open to moving Shane Wright. They've been looking for a legitimate top six offensive threat, somebody capable of playing on the top line. And the sense that I'm getting is a willingness to move a...
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The Montreal Canadiens continue to churn out or acquire good NHL defensemen, and in a system that does that, the team has to eventually part with some. The offense has been coming together for the Canadiens, and the goaltending looks solid now and for the future, but at forward is where the team must once again look to potentially swap out a defender to get better. The Canadiens have Mike Matheson, Lane Hutson, Noah Dobson, and Kaiden Guhle all signed through 2031. That feels like their core o...
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The Vancouver Canucks have to commit to selling at this point and call this season a wash at the very least. The team should realistically go into a rebuild, but their course of action remains to be seen. After Quinn Hughes and Kiefer Sherwood were moved, there are still some players on shorter term deals that could be traded as well. While there may be more interest in the players that could really send the Canucks into a rebuild, players on the last year of their deals are more urgent to mov...
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The Seattle Kraken are right in the mix for a playoff spot, but there is still some time until the trade deadline, though it approaches quickly. Some big decisions are going to have to be made. There isn't a high chance that the Kraken bring back all five of their pending UFAs, but would certainly like to keep a couple around if they can. The group of upcoming free agents on the Kraken include Jordan Eberle, Eeli Tolvanen, Jaden Schwartz, Ben Meyers, and Jamie Oleksiak. Who we're focusing on h...
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The Washington Capitals are officially in buyer mode again. General manager Chris Patrick confirmed he is “definitely actively pursuing an addition” up front, with a clear preference for a higher-end skilled winger who can help now and ideally stay beyond this season, not just a pure rental. With the standings tight and the Olympic freeze and March 6 trade deadline creeping closer, Washington is watching for the moment a legitimate top-six option actually hits the market.
Why the Capit...
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Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin didn’t land Quinn Hughes and call it a day. The Athletic's Michael Russo and Joe Smith speculated Minnesota is still hunting for a legit first line center or an elite scoring winger, and the wildest twist is that Jesper Wallstedt could be the “shocking” name dangled to make it happen.
Jesper Wallstedt as trade bait changes everything
Moving a blue chip goalie is the kind of idea that makes a fanbase flinch, but there is some logic to the idea. Zeev Buuim...
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The San Jose Sharks won the Kiefer Sherwood Sweepstakes, landing the breakout physical, two-way forward in a trade from the Vancouver Canucks this past week. They beat out a slew of other teams that were trying to acquire him as well. But Sherwood is a pending unrestricted free agent, and his demands on a new contract are extensive -- insider Chris Johnston says the player feels he can finagle a $30 million deal (speculatively in the range of a $5M AAV). So is it a fait accompli that the Shark...
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New York Rangers GM Chris Drury sent out his 'retool' letter a couple of days back, and the furor surrounding the Blueshirts has reached a fever pitch. Who stays and who goes? Some reports say anybody (aside from goaltender Igor Shesterkin) is fair game. But that's not truly the case. Several Rangers players have full no-move clauses, and Drury met individually with each and every one of those NMC cases, per insider Pierre LeBrun on TSN's Insider Trading. As for the captain, JT Mi...
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The New York Rangers are open for business, which could mean some significant changes are coming to the core of their roster. First things first, they made it clear to Artemi Panarin they won't be offering him a contract extension, so he's priority number one on the trade market, however, don't be surprised to see general manager Chris Drury put a former number one overall draft pick on the table. Word is, Drury is open to offers on Alexis Lafreniere, and there's growing speculation throughout...
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The Vancouver Canucks have been the laughing stock of the NHL this season, and the drama continues on the west coast. After another disappointing loss this week, Canucks head coach Adam Foote went public with his frustration, which is exactly what this hockey team doesn't need at the moment. Foote wasn't happy with the effort level of some of his veterans, and had some very interesting comments after the Canucks' 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders, their 11th in a row. Our veterans are t...
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In a stunning rumor drop, while we continue to look at some of the biggest contenders being interested in making a play for the Dallas Stars ' Jason Robertson, Josh Yohe of The Athletic tells us to keep an eye on the surprising Pittsburgh Penguins . Robertson is in the final year of a four-year, $31 million contract ($7.75M AAV) and will be an RFA this summer. He's said to be looking for a $12 million AAV on an extension. In Dallas, that's Mikko Rantanen money. Is there any c...
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The Winnipeg Jets looked to have turned a corner and finally started to win games to get back in the playoff race, but have now lost two in a row and are still 31st in the NHL in points. The team has lost 22 of their past 27 games and have to be thinking about at least shuffling up the roster with trades. There's never the guarantee that a pending UFA will stick around in Winnipeg as it is usually a team on players' no-trade list for multiple reasons. The Jets have to build from within and tra...
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The St. Louis Blues are three games under .500, have only 19 wins in 49 games, and are third last in the NHL right now. This might not be their year and they are absolutely in need of some changes to the roster, particularly around the bigger name players, to get things turned around. All of them don't have to be moved, and won't, but there is interest in multiple. David Pagnotta said, "Robert Thomas, Colton Parayko, Brayden Schenn, Justin Faulk, Jordan Binnington, and Jordan Kyrou have been i...
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The Chicago Blackhawks have dealt with Connor Murphy trade chatter for the past couple of years, but the league-wide market is expected to get louder now that the top right-shot names have started coming off the board. Murphy is a 32-year-old, right-shot, defense-first blueliner who is still logging tough minutes, and he’s also nearing the 800-game mark with 793 career regular-season games to his name.
Why Connor Murphy is suddenly a popular call
For contenders, Murphy checks t...
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